Published: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 11:56 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 11:56 a.m.

A motorcyclist was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash at Northeast 36th Avenue and Northeast 13th Street on Tuesday morning.

Ocala Police Department officers said a 1997 black Honda Accord driven by Palma Denaro, 87, pulled out of the Kmart shopping center to make a left onto Northeast 36th Avenue.

The motorcyclist, Michael Crosby, 48, was in an inside lane, heading north on Northeast 36th Avenue.

The car pulled out into the roadway and the bike struck the front driver's side of car near the wheel. Police said Crosby, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the bike, went about 30 feet and landed on concrete. He was taken by ambulance to Ocala Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

Crosby was wearing the patch and vest of the Outlaws motorcycle club, and his black Harley-Davidson motorcycle bore the club's insignia.

<p>A motorcyclist was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash at Northeast 36th Avenue and Northeast 13th Street on Tuesday morning.</p><p>Ocala Police Department officers said a 1997 black Honda Accord driven by Palma Denaro, 87, pulled out of the Kmart shopping center to make a left onto Northeast 36th Avenue.</p><p>The motorcyclist, Michael Crosby, 48, was in an inside lane, heading north on Northeast 36th Avenue.</p><p>The car pulled out into the roadway and the bike struck the front driver's side of car near the wheel. Police said Crosby, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the bike, went about 30 feet and landed on concrete. He was taken by ambulance to Ocala Regional Medical Center in critical condition.</p><p>Crosby was wearing the patch and vest of the Outlaws motorcycle club, and his black Harley-Davidson motorcycle bore the club's insignia.</p><p>OPD officials said the crash is still under investigation.</p><p><i>Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118 or austin.miller@starbanner.com.</i></p>